Water-closet.



J. H. LEONARD. WATER CLOSET.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 15. 1915.

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warnn-oLosiirf Specification of Letters Patent.

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Application filed February 15, 1915. Serial No. 8,191.

1' b all whom it may concern:

Be it known that T, James H. LEONARD, a citizen of the United States, residing in East Orange, Essex county, State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tater-Closets, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof.

This invention relates to water closets generally but will find an especial range of usefulness in connection with closets intended for marine use.

It has for its object to improve the construction of such closets by providing an improved check valve or gate valve for pre venting the water from backing up into the bowl and preventing the return from the discharge pipe of foul air.

The invention is also concerned with the provision of an improved housing for the valve referred to, which is constructed with especial reference to the bowl in which it is to be used so that the housing with the valve may be readily inserted in the bowl or withdrawn therefrom for purposes of replacement, repair or cleaning. The exposed portion of the valve housing may be ornate in character so that the general sightliness of the bowl will not be marred.

The invention will be described with particular reference to the accompanying drawings in which is illustrated, by way of example, one embodiment thereof.

In the drawings-Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of a bowlhaving associated therewith a valve housing and a valve embodying the present improvements. Fig. 2 is a view in vertical section of the bowl shown in Fig. 1 and disclosing particularly the position of the valve with respect tothe discharge pipe. Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view in section taken on the plane indicated by the line 3-3 of Fig. 2, looking in the direction of he arrows, and showing particularly the valve housing and the means for securing the same in place.

The bowl a is of known type and is formed with the usual lower leg 0/ communicating with the discharge of. A section of the bowl at its lower portion may be cut away on one side, as indicated by the line a of Fig. 3, to permit the insert of the improved valve housing 6 in which is mounted. a gate valve 0 seat.

as on a transverse pintle 0 carried by the housing. The bowl a is so recessed, transversely and longitudinally as to insure a snug sliding fit of the valve housing throughout. Thus, the lower leg a may be recessed as at a to receivesnugly and guide, the base Z) of the valve housing. housing is of the same outline as the interior of the leg a (cylindrical) so as to form, when in position, a perfect continuation of the discharge passages of the bowl. The housing may be retained in fixed position by means of a bolt cl which passes through the base I) of the housing and is in threaded engagement with a correspondingly threaded insert 6 of lead or other suitable material, which is placed permanently in a recess in the bowl a. Of course, the latter will usually be of porcelain. The valve housing may be closed to view by means of a plate 7, the exposed face of which may be ornate, this plate being of such form and dimension as to fit snugly within the recess formed in the side of the bowl a and being pressed into gastight engagement therewith by means of a bolt 9- which passes through the plate and is threaded into the side of the valve housing. The tightness of the connection may be insured by placing suitable packing such as 11 and 70 between the plate and the bowl and between the head of the bolt 9 and the plate, respectively, as will be evident. By the gastight union of the plate with. the recess danger of foul gases escaping from the connections within the recess, is eliminated.

The gate valve 0 performs its usual function in that it automatically seats after flushing and prevents water from backing up into the bowl and the return of foul gases thereto. The valve 0 may, of course, be faced with a yielding gasket 0 to insure a gastight connection between the valve and its When desired, the valve housing I) with the valve 0 may be removed bodily for purposes of repair, replacement, or cleaning, by loosening the bolt 9 and removing the plate 7 so as to afford ready access to the retaining bolt d, the removal of which permits the valve housing to be withdrawn readily from the bowl a. a

While the invention is not to be limited to the character of the material employedin the valve and the valve housing it has been Transversely, the

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and arrangement of Changes in the, form the elements described may be made with out departing from the spirit of this invention provided such changes fall Within the dimension and lower leg and having a snug sliding fit with scope of the appended claim.

said recess, a flat valve pivoted on the housing and controlling the passage thereth rough, securing devices for the valve housing, means carried by the bowl to receive said securing devices, a plate to close said recess in the boWl, a bolt passing through the plate and engaging the housing to maintain the plate in position, and packing cooperating With the plate and the bolt to insure a gas-tight closure of the recess, said housing and valve being removable bodily from the recess from the exterior of the bowl.

This specification signed and witnessed this 13th day of February, A. D., 1915.

JAMES HARVEY LEONARD. Signed in the presence of KELBLY, PAUL TURNER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

. Washington, D. 0. 

